diff --git a/Sources/SwiftBeanCountModel/MultiCurrencyAmount.swift b/Sources/SwiftBeanCountModel/MultiCurrencyAmount.swift
index 94b7ff6..957425e 100644
--- a/Sources/SwiftBeanCountModel/MultiCurrencyAmount.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwiftBeanCountModel/MultiCurrencyAmount.swift
@@ -53,6 +53,20 @@ public struct MultiCurrencyAmount {
         return .valid
     }
 
+    /// Returns the amount of one commodity
+    ///
+    /// If there is not amount for the given symbol in this MultiCurrencyAmount
+    /// it returns an amount with zero.
+    ///
+    /// - Parameter symbol: symbol of the commodity to get
+    /// - Returns: Amount
+    public func amountFor(symbol: CommoditySymbol) -> Amount {
+        guard let number = amounts[symbol], let digits = decimalDigits[symbol] else {
+            return Amount(number: 0, commoditySymbol: symbol)
+        }
+        return Amount(number: number, commoditySymbol: symbol, decimalDigits: digits)
+    }
+
     /// Checks is the amount is zero within the allowed tolerance
     ///
     /// - Returns: Bool
diff --git a/Tests/SwiftBeanCountModelTests/MultiCurrencyAmountTests.swift b/Tests/SwiftBeanCountModelTests/MultiCurrencyAmountTests.swift
index 76e0e0d..e815235 100644
--- a/Tests/SwiftBeanCountModelTests/MultiCurrencyAmountTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SwiftBeanCountModelTests/MultiCurrencyAmountTests.swift
@@ -21,6 +21,26 @@ class MultiCurrencyAmountTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(multiCurrencyAmount.multiCurrencyAmount, multiCurrencyAmount)
     }
 
+    func testAmountFor() {
+        var multiCurrencyAmount = MultiCurrencyAmount(amounts: [TestUtils.eur: Decimal(10)], decimalDigits: [TestUtils.eur: 3])
+        var result = multiCurrencyAmount.amountFor(symbol: TestUtils.eur)
+        XCTAssertEqual(result.commoditySymbol, TestUtils.eur)
+        XCTAssertEqual(result.number, Decimal(10))
+        XCTAssertEqual(result.decimalDigits, 3)
+
+        multiCurrencyAmount = MultiCurrencyAmount(amounts: [TestUtils.eur: Decimal(10), TestUtils.usd: Decimal(4)], decimalDigits: [TestUtils.eur: 3, TestUtils.usd: 0])
+        result = multiCurrencyAmount.amountFor(symbol: TestUtils.eur)
+        XCTAssertEqual(result.commoditySymbol, TestUtils.eur)
+        XCTAssertEqual(result.number, Decimal(10))
+        XCTAssertEqual(result.decimalDigits, 3)
+
+        multiCurrencyAmount = MultiCurrencyAmount(amounts: [TestUtils.eur: Decimal(10)], decimalDigits: [TestUtils.eur: 3])
+        result = multiCurrencyAmount.amountFor(symbol: TestUtils.usd)
+        XCTAssertEqual(result.commoditySymbol, TestUtils.usd)
+        XCTAssertEqual(result.number, Decimal(0))
+        XCTAssertEqual(result.decimalDigits, 0)
+    }
+
     func testPlusSameCurrency() {
         let fifteenEuro = MultiCurrencyAmount(amounts: [TestUtils.eur: Decimal(15)], decimalDigits: [TestUtils.eur: 0])
         let tenEuro = MultiCurrencyAmount(amounts: [TestUtils.eur: Decimal(10)], decimalDigits: [TestUtils.eur: 0])